Strong Patrick / Festivale Sour Barrel Blend - Beau's All Natural Brewing Company

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Greener Futures bottle, 600ml into a tulip. Blend of barrel aged Strong Patrick (aged for 9 months) and Festivale (aged for 5 months).

Reddish brown, with a cream coloured head. Mild lacing and only a film of retention. Nose has dark cherries, light acetic character, and bit bready and general dark fruit notes. Loses any notion of being a real sour ale when this hits the palate, although there's still some malt, very mild tartness and a bunch of berry character. Moderate malt sweetness. Medium body, and unfortunately not as tart or complex as I'd like it to be. Pretty good nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 19:26:24 | More by liamt07

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle from Private Order Group. An Oude Red tasting beer through the addition of brett. Reddish coloured body, lacey. Medium mouthfeel. Sour aroma and moderate sour taste Decent drinking, one of their better ones. Not a palate eraser yet enjoyable as a wine.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2012 17:25:12 | More by northyorksammy